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Lethal Elegance: The Art of Samurai Sword Fittings by Earle, Joe (Author) - 2004
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Boston, Massachusetts: Museum of Fine Arts, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Used Book: Hard Cover Sticker on front cover under jacket stating discard from the Museum. A couple spots of staining along top of front cover. Light sunning on page edges, more heavily on top and bottom of jacket flaps. Jacket is moderately worn with two taped tears on corne
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- Date Published 2004
- Keywords Art History & Style
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MFA Publications, 2011. Paperback. New. New tightly bound softcover in glossy printed wraps. 4to. Clean text free of marks or underlining. Beautiful color illustrations on glossy paper throughout the text. Includes source notes, glossary, bibliography, map, list of Japanese signatures and an index. 256 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. As the "soul of the samurai," the sword is famously both the symbol and instrument of Japanese military prowess. Less known, at least in the west, is its role as a fashion accessory or status symbol. More than the weapon itself, it was the sword's metal fittings--from the hand guard to the small decorative plates on the hilt--that reflected the complexities of samurai life. Some fittings were meant to convey the honor and self-control expected of a samurai, while other, more flamboyant fittings reflected the samurai's leisure-time persona as "man about town." Later, when the wearing of swords spread beyond the samurai class, both the…
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256 pp.; c.300 colour illus., map, glossary, Japanese Signatures, index, biblio.. Boston, 2004. Pbk. KEYWORDS: 029 Japan - Samurai/Swords
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